Steel-tie clamp.



H, J. ELLEN BERGER.

STEEL TIE CLAMP,

APPLICATION FILED NOV.8,1912

Patented June 3, 1913.

ke/yen HENRY J. ELLENBERGER, OF SAULT STE, MARIE, {)N'EAB-IQ, CANADA.

STEEL-TIE CLAMP. 7

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 3, 1 91.3.

Application filed November 8, 1912. Serial No, $556,247,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY J. ELLEN" BERGER, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Sault Ste. Marie, in the Province of Ontario and Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful lni provements in Steel-Tie Clamps, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to clamps for securing rails upon steel I beams, and resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the fol lowing description, and. falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation illustrating the device in applied position. Fig. 2 is a sectional ,view taken through the tie approximately upon the line F2 thereof, and looking toward the arro Fig. 3 is" a similar View upon the line and also looking toward the arrows. Fig. 1- is a detail sectional View upon the line 4 4: of Fig. 1. i

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the'numeral 1 designates the ties which 5 pport the rails 12. The ties 1 are in the n ire of I irons or beams, and, are, of course, ranged transversely of the rails 2.

The clamp comprises a pair of sections which are designated by the numerals 3 and 4, respectively. The clamp 3 is designed to be employed upon the outer face of the rail and includes an inclined hodv port on which has its upper extremity pro it. i a longitudinally extending; inturned lip that is adapted to underlie and engage with the ball of the rail upon the outer face of the said rail. The body its lower per tion formed with an inturned lip 7, the same being shaped to correspond with th outer portion of the base flange of the rail with which it engages. The body 5 has iniegrally formed therewith, below the lip 7, a fiat inwardly extending portion 8, which will hereinafter he referred to as the base plate of the clamp.

The numerals 9 and 10 designate the arms of the clamp. These arms are curved inwardly heneath the upper flanges of the tie 1, and are extende downwardly to engage snugly with the Web of the said tie. The free extremity of each of the arms is disposed centrally of the rail 2, and also approximately ccntrally of the tie 1. The said free extremities are each provided with openings, while one of the said extremities is cfi'set, and synced a distance from the we?) of the tie substantially equaling or slight-iv .l arms l mid arni fliSpOSQd ripen the o1 )osite face of the tie is bent the arm as clearly shown in the drawings. The arms and ii) are provided withopenwhich register with the openings in the arms 9 and 10, and passing" through these o 'ienings as well era-through an opening in the web of the tie is a headed member 14 which has its shank formed with an clongatcd opening for the r Jeption of a cotter )in '15. The arms 12 and 13 of the clamp n'ieinher 4i are bent or formed. in a similar manner to the arms 9 and 10 of the clamp 3, and the :nper or connecting member of the clamp 4 in thed orin, of a lip similar to The seethe lip 7, and is adapted to engage with the hase flange of the rail upon its inner face. The clamp provided with an inturncd horizontally straight base 16 which is disposed below its lip and which is adapted to lie between the base flange of therail and upon the upper lace of the tie 1.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the iplicity of the device, as well as the i oes thereof, will, it is thought, he perfect-l y app: rentto those skilled in theart to which si'izh inventions appertain withoutfurther detailed d i l sustaining rails upon i id ties, a pair of clamping; members eac including rail engaging lips, and each provided with base plates which adapted to lie upon the tie below the base flange of the rail, and each of the said clani 'xs lacing provided. with downwardly extending inclined arms, and a connecting element for securing the ,arms upon the tie,

A clamp for securing a rail upon an I hcan'i tie, con-l aising a pair of clamping members, each formed with rail flange engaging lips, and each being provided with inturned plates which are disposed between the rail and the up 'aer face of tie, each of the said members having oppositely arranged inturned arms which are formed to co spend with shape of the upper portion of the oppc 1 sides of the tie, the said transverse v arr 3 than the end 11 of one of the l outwardly and overlaps the end of llt eiement passing thronghthe openhgs and through the tie.

3. A chimp for the purpose set forth, em

bodying rail engaging members each of which ineiudiz g en inwzttdly extending base Jiz'tte and oppositely e l-ranged arms which terminate in eyes, and e pivoted member connecting the eyes.

As a means for retaining a rail new}. t-ransver a. pair of elements each provided with a lip which ei-igages with the opposite base flanges of the rait, each of said elements being provided with intuined plates which are errangeti between the rail and the tie, each v arranged tie embodying an 1' of said elements being provided with spaced arms whieh cenform to the shape of the 0 posite faces of the tie, and which have then extremities provided with overlapping eyes, a member passing through the eyes and through the tie to secure the elements upon the tie, and one of the said elements being formed. with an upwerdiyinelined body por. tion which has its extremity formed With an inturned lip that engages the hell of the rail upon one of its sides.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY J. ELLENBERGER. Witnesses:

GUS C. BE AN, RHEA KAUPP. 

